ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59488
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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 185C Skywagon ski |
| Owner/operator: | Mount Cook Group Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CVG |
| MSN: | 185-0681 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fox Glacier, Westland NP -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Mount Cook |
| Fox Glacier | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Cessna 185C Skiplane ZK-CVG, on a positioning flight from Mount Cook to Fox Glacier, and Aérospatiale AS 350D helicopter ZK-HEA, on a local scenic flight from Fox Glacier, collided mid-air over the Fox Glacier valley. The airplane ZK-CVG descended out of control and crashed into the riverbed, killing the pilot, while the helicopter ZK-HEA landed safely.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 92-011
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 November 1966 | ZK-CGD | Porongahau, Hawke's Bay | |
unk | ||
| 18 April 1973 | ZK-CVG | Mount Cook Air Services Ltd | 0 | Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP | |
unk |
| 9 August 1974 | ZK-CVG | Mount Cook Air Services Ltd | Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2009 23:31 | XLerate | Added |
| 16-Jan-2012 00:52 | kirschner | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 31-Jul-2020 04:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2022 23:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 01-Feb-2022 00:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2022 10:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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